The Original Cast Recording of Slam FRANK, the Off-Broadway satire praised by the New York Times as 'clever' and 'gleefully provocative,' is now available. A Kickstarter campaign raised more than double its $30,000 goal to fund the album.
Bronx Music Hall will present a July lineup featuring a tribute to Afro-Dominican legend Enerolisa Nuñez, performed by her daughter, alongside the Bronx Rising! Kuba Festival celebrating Congolese culture through music, dance, and visual arts.
The Latinx Theatre Commons announced the 2026 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals, produced with UC San Diego, La Jolla Playhouse, and TuYo Theatre, featuring four full-length musical concert readings and nine new works.
UNLABELED, originally developed at Hunter College in 2020 and delayed by the pandemic, will finally reach the stage at Culture Lab LIC in Long Island City, featuring original monologues, music, drag, and spoken word from a multidisciplinary cast.
Lewberger and Slam Frank's Alex Lewis will star in developmental readings of BUCKET OF BLOOD: THE HORROR COMEDY CABARET, based on the Roger Corman film, at The NiteCap in Burbank, CA.
The International Puppet Fringe Festival is set to return to the newly renovated Clemente Center in New York City, with this year's edition centering on a celebration of Women in Puppetry.
Imagination Stage announced its 2026-27 professional theatre season, themed 'A Season of Heroes and Hope,' featuring seven productions including a world-premiere musical, PANDORA: OUT OF THE BOX!, and DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL.
Philip Galinsky will bring his interactive solo comedy show, 31 TRIGGERS LIVE, to The People's Improv Theater (The PIT) in New York City, featuring live cash giveaways and full audience participation.
Puppet Showplace Theater announced its Summer 2026 season, featuring family performances, free outdoor shows at Emerson College, a Black puppeteers showcase, and evening programming for adults and teens in Boston.
NJPAC will host an exclusive DEF POETRY JAM reunion during the Dodge Poetry Festival, featuring alumni performances and a tribute to Abiodun Oyewole, founding member of The Last Poets.
Bronx Music Hall will present a series of concerts honoring LGBTQ+ Pride, Juneteenth, and Afro-Puerto Rican traditions, including a CD release celebration with Bobby Sanabria and more.
Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre will present a series of community events alongside their new musical Elephant Shoes, including a poetry Slam, Juneteenth brunch, and Pride on the Plaza celebration in Red Bank, NJ.
The Manhattan Monologue Slam will return to Baker Falls on the Lower East Side, pitting NYC actors against each other in rapid-fire 30-to-60-second monologues judged by industry agents and casting directors.
ArtsEmerson announced its 2026/27 season, featuring eight theatrical events from the U.S., Ireland, Canada, and South Africa, including works by Taylor Mac and Tony Award nominee Patrick Page.
FRIGID New York will present the 12th annual Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks in New York City, featuring in-person and livestream performances themed around queer identity across time.
Marlowe Theatre received £4.4 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to convert Canterbury's 800-year-old Poor Priests' Hospital into The Hive, a creative learning centre for children and young people, with free public access.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced its 40th Anniversary Season, featuring Shakespeare classics in repertory, a bilingual ROMEO Y JULIETA, the return of ILLINOISE, and the world premiere of HEARTBREAKERS.
Mary Kate O'Flanagan's solo show Making a Show of Myself will make its UK debut at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, following a sold-out Off-Broadway run at Irish Repertory Theatre and an Outer Critics Circle nomination.
The Adams Theater will present the MA250 FESTIVAL: PEOPLE, POETRY, PERSPECTIVE, a state-validated celebration of Massachusetts' 250th anniversary featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff, MA Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, and the Guy Mendilow Ensemble.
North America's largest poetry festival, produced by NJPAC, will present Patti Smith, U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, a Def Poetry Jam reunion, and writing workshops at its upcoming Newark edition.
The Academy of Music Theatre will present the Best of Valley Voices Story Slam as the finale of its storytelling series. The event will feature nine finalists competing on stage, with audience members voting for the winner.
American Mural Project in Winsted, CT revealed its May 2026 lineup, including a MOTH Grand Slam winner-hosted storytelling night, a Mother's Day family program, and Memorial Day Weekend events with decorated Air Force veteran Colonel Alton Whitley.
Lincoln Center's Big Umbrella Festival, running April 10–26, 2026, will present free and choose-what-you-pay performances centered on neurodiverse audiences, featuring local and international artists across sensory-based and interactive events.
Eight nationally recognized Slam poets will compete for cash prizes at the INKSlam INVITATIONAL on April 25 at Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam champion Ayanna Florence.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater will celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday in April with a must-see month of theater, breaking records for the Tony Award-winning company with 66 performances in a single month.
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